Android Engineer | Thirdfort

Job Description

Having a new house is great. Getting a new house isn’t. It's a big life moment and can be complicated and scary for all of us.

That's why we’re on a mission to remove risk so people can move fearlessly. We use tech, design and data to make dealing with clients secure and friction-free for lawyers and professional services across the property sector.

Since our co-founders, Jack and Olly, founded Thirdfort in 2017, we’ve grown from a single London office to an amazing, international team of over 90 with team members also in Manchester and Sri Lanka.

We recently closed our £15 million Series A fundraise, led by Breega and Element Ventures and are backed by big-hitting investors, including the founders of Zoopla, ComplyAdvantage, Funding Circle, and many more. We already work with over 700 property and legal businesses to help streamline their processes and keep security top of mind, and we're growing. We're serious and we're ambitious. Come join us.

The app

Our app helps users in the process of buying or selling a house by breaking down the process into manageable tasks, reducing the effort and time required. Your contributions will have a major impact on shaping the app and improving the user’s experience.

The team

The mobile engineering team consists of both Android and iOS developers. You’ll be joining as part of a small, highly collaborative team, with a flat company structure, where everyone’s voice is valued equally.

The role

We are looking for a Junior Android Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This is a really exciting opportunity for you to grow, enhance and hone your Android knowledge skills by participating and contributing towards a unique project.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has experience and working knowledge of Kotlin.

Has an awareness of Compose and declarative/functional frameworks.

Has an understanding of the Android platform and developing for mobile devices.

Has strong problem-solving skills with the resourcefulness to explore and research solutions to problems.

Writes clean and self-documenting code, considering naming, usage and testability.

Has care and attention to detail.

Has a positive can-do attitude, with an inquisitive nature, to learn and expand your knowledge within the Android platform.

Has the ability to effectively communicate ideas.

Collaborates effectively across teams.

As an Android Engineer, you will:

Work with the latest Android technologies including Compose and co-routines to help in producing a highly composable application.

Contribute ideas to improve existing parts of the app to help facilitate redesigning and optimising our app.

Consider the user, accessibility, design, and testability at all times.

Solve engineering problems using a structured approach.

Work closely with the mobile engineering team to create new and exciting features.

Work closely with product & design to help refine the process and ways of working.

Provide peer reviews to improve the quality and share knowledge.

Life at Thirdfort

Flexible Working Hours

Enhanced parental leave

Work from home allowance

Unlimited annual leave

Unlimited sick leave

Access to Spill, our mental health partner

Regular company and team socials

Bi-weekly Lunch & Learns sessions, as well as an uncapped budget for personal development

Wellness campaigns, including #wellnesswednesdays which provides wellness prompts & tips to the team and a no internal meeting day

Share options for all UK employees

Customisable wellness budget and discounts on well-known brands with our partner ThanksBen

We want you to move fearlessly. That's why we’re building a culture where ambitious people can be themselves and make an impact. When you join Thirdfort, you’ll get immediate access to our flexible employee benefits package that aims to set you up for success.

We’re committed to building an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture where everyone has a chance to make a difference. We’re purposefully building a team of problem-solvers that reflect our values - which is why we hire from all backgrounds. If you're an ambitious, talented individual who takes ownership, you'll be a great Thirdforter.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let your dedicated Talent Manager know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.